President Erdoğan: We have made significant progress towards resolving the terrorism issue

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the commemoration ceremony held at the Atatürk Supreme Institution of Culture, Language and History.

Starting his speech by commemorating Atatürk and the martyrs, President Erdoğan said, "The period of the national struggle is one of the turning points in our history." he said.

Stating that they are taking firm steps towards the goals of the Turkish Century by elevating Türkiye above the level of neighboring civilizations, President Erdoğan said, "We have made significant progress towards resolving the terrorism issue, which is a shackle on Türkiye." he said.

“I REMEMBER ATATURK”

The highlights of President Erdoğan's statements are as follows:

"I remember Atatürk with mercy. Today, we once again commemorate our martyrs who fell to the ground with all the fights we have been fighting for a thousand years, with mercy and gratitude.

Last week, we celebrated the 103rd anniversary of the founding of our Republic with enthusiasm. We remembered how a nation that spent the last century with great pain and destruction rose again and crowned it with a republic. It is possible to protect the Republic and strengthen the institutions that constitute the memory of the nation. These institutions carry history to the present.

Ataturk, Culture, Language and History Supreme Institution works like a bee. I would like to wholeheartedly thank all the members of the institution who devotedly serve our Turkish language, history and civilization.

“IT IS ONE OF THE TURNING POINTS”

The nation did not give up on its future. The period of national struggle is one of the turning points in our history. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ignited the torch of independence in Anatolia in the days when the Izmir Pier was dirty with enemy boots. He wrote a magnificent epic that is unique in the world. With the Republic established on October 29, following the national struggle that ended in victory, a new link was added to our chain of states, and sovereignty passed unconditionally to the nation. The road to liberation was opened with the spirit of independence that rejected slavery. The struggle for independence also set an example for oppressed nations.

"WE ELIMINATE THE OBSTACLES"

We reunited the Republic, which Gazi Mustafa Kemal described as the one of the orphans, with the people. We ended tutelage and lifted meaningless bans. We have opened a wide area for rights and freedoms. We eliminated the obstacles to the national will one by one.

We are building our future with the same perseverance and determination today, just as we foiled the dirty tricks with our faith, belief and all our being, 103 years ago, amidst all the poverty and distress. We are taking firm steps towards our goals of the Turkish Century, in which we will raise Türkiye above the level of contemporary civilizations. We are mobilizing for a great breakthrough in every field.

We have made significant progress towards resolving the terrorism issue that shackles Türkiye. We are fortifying our castles against external attacks. We are also fortifying our internal front.

CONSTITUTION MESSAGE

We want to provide one of the greatest services to our country by providing our nation with a civil constitution. We are walking towards our common future in full solidarity with our state and nation.